1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HARRISON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 164 1 175 Land in farms ..................acres.. 178 217 182 619 Average size of farm .......acres.. 153 155 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 022 125 175 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 043 853 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 027 24 630 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 114 103 10 to 49 acres ...................... 229 185 50 to 179 acres ..................... 536 568 180 to 499 acres .................... 228 260 500 to 999 acres .................... 48 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 125 1 139 acres.. 118 888 125 336 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 047 1 083 acres.. 43 006 43 548 Irrigated land .................farms.. 58 299 acres.. 550 1 672 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 224 21 882 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 543 18 623 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 222 11 382 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 002 10 500 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 175 210 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 129 175 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 208 241 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 304 304 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 177 145 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 115 76 $100,000 or more .................... 56 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 070 14 271 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 242 12 114 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 164 1 178 $1,000.. 13 295 8 373 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 422 7 108 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 573 574 Other ............................... 591 601 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 639 710 200 days or more ................... 429 480 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 764 816 number.. 37 605 38 114 Beef cows ..................farms.. 685 724 number.. 18 756 18 672 Milk cows ..................farms.. 44 59 number.. 866 1 320 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 749 820 number.. 20 816 21 074 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 52 number.. 2 000 3 205 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 48 number.. 4 512 5 998 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 21 number.. 746 899 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 42 58 number.. 1 308 1 918 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 160 220 acres.. 3 598 3 423 bushels.. 430 892 277 325 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 36 69 acres.. 859 1 442 tons, green.. 14 251 15 141 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 39 64 acres.. 1 011 833 bushels.. 38 167 31 448 Tobacco ......................farms.. 873 850 acres.. 5 736 3 614 pounds.. 12 225 552 7 350 997 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 30 28 acres.. 998 720 bushels.. 39 858 21 558 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 723 827 acres.. 33 151 34 942 tons, dry.. 68 177 53 959 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .